Nice home. You really have a lot if options based on the colors in your bricks. What colors do you like? Which don't you like? Since the shutters arent changing & appear to be close to BM Salamander, what about BM Winter Lake or Squirrel Tale? Try finding a color in their online gallery close to the shutters & check the suggested coordinated colors. Best of luck.

Really interesting house. I think it will look striking painted a creamy white with black trim. I would get rid of the stone edging. Make sure you kill all the ivy. It is a menace that is outlawed in some states. It can grow back from the roots. If rhododendron, mountain laurel, variegated holly and other evergreen plants do well in your area, I would plant a selection along the foundation, but not in front of the windows. Get some low growing plants for there. In front of the foundation plants, install perennials for seasonal color. You could also plant an ornamental tree like Easter Redbud, which has beautiful purple flowers on the stems in spring and lovely burgundy leaves. Another plant to think about is Hydrangea. They come in a taller variety that you could use. Just make sure you don't plant too close to the house and allow enough room for the plants to reach maturity. Much with a natural material that is not dyed. I would get larger lantern, maybe in a more modern style. Good luck and enjoy your new home!

I guess I do not know the difference in a seal and a threshold. tendrac - My carpenter is making a transition piece from floor to whatever it is called for both the front door, and all the French doors. The French doors do have a real wood whatever.😀 All doors are set up a little higher than we would like. Builder says he typically does that for an area rug to be able to sit underneath. We do have an antique area rug and thick padding for the entrance to the foyer. The French doors open out from the living area, so rug is not a problem. However, should we ever go wheelchair bound, we would have to put one of those portable ramps over the threshold to be able to maneuver those. BTW - I heard my builder tell the painter that our mahogany front door and porch railing wood is Sapele. When I questioned him, he was surprised that I had heard the term. I replied that a friend on Houzz had Sapele wood doors, etc..

Patricia, we have no storage for coats or boots except for a small closet behind where I took the long view photo and the kids wouldn't be able to reach the hangers. We might look into cutting into the living room (if it's not a supporting wall) to create a built-in, long term. I think i'll do the door in the trim colour. Thanks for your comment 🙂